"Estel" means hope in elvish; that was the name given to Aragorn when he was young at Imladris (Rivendell). "Telcontar" means Strider in elvish, so I guess Aragorn liked that name a lot. It's all in the LotR appendices. The Dúnadan (=Man of the West) is the name given to him by Bilbo; Dúnedain (=Men of the West) is the name given to the descendants of Númenóreans in general. Aren't most inhabitants of Gondor Dúnedain too? Does "Elessar" mean elfstone?
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